Anchorage

Pointe de Mourret

3.8FranceVar

Shelter: N, NE, E, NW
Seabed: rock
Anchoring: Allowed

Rocky anchorage off the Pointe de Mourret, at the northern tip of the Embiez archipelago, opposite Le Brusc on the Var coast.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south between Ile des Embiez and the mainland. The pass is shallow and rock-strewn, with charted heads to avoid on either side. Holding is on rock and sand in about 5 m, so divers often check the set of the anchor. Keelboats should stay in the outer third of the cove, as large boulders line the inner part, with one rising to about 2 m near the beach. Exposed to the west and south-west with a long southerly swell that sets a roll even in calm; shelter from N, NE, E and NW only.

Practical

No services on the spot. Le Brusc harbour lies 0.6 nm north with water, fuel and provisioning. Saint Pierre des Embiez marina, 1.3 nm NW on the island, offers full services and VHF contact with the capitainerie.

Ashore

The clear water over the rocks gives good snorkelling with plenty of fish. Landing by tender on Ile du Grand Rouveau, uninhabited, gives access to the 1861 lighthouse and a marked path around the island. The Embiez nature reserve managed by the Fondation Paul Ricard runs a small aquarium at Saint Pierre, about 1.3 nm away.